Folding umbrella.



G. MROGZKOWSKI. FOLDING UMRELLA. APPLIUATIONPIL'BD 2213.21, 1911.

1,002,736. Patented sept.5,1911..

- the present ense l orrion.

GARYEL MROCZKWSKI, OF GHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDFNG UMBRELL-A.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 191,1

Appleqtion led February 21, 1911. Serial No. 609,991.

To all whom it may eonr'e:

Be it known that. l, Gixnnrin'. Mnooznowsnr. :i citizen ot the United Sintes, residing :1l tlhieng'o, in the county ot Cool; and State oi Illinois, naive invented Certain ne and useful lnnilroi'einei:le in Folding Unihrellne, of which the 1Following is n speeiliention.

My pres-ent invention relates to toldii'ig iunhrellns ot thi-t ehnrzieter embodying` rihs in i'oldnhle inner and outer sections lnrvinoF inenns to leek seid Sections in lo'lopitudirml V:ilineimnt when the umbrella ie unfolded,

Wherehy 'the sinne only he opened ind closed {rnised nndlowerefl) in use, Similar to the ordinary nondioldnhle innln'elln.

illy present invention relates more portieulnrly to nn -iinprovernent oven the uinhrelhi deinrihed ond elziixned in my zippliention No. :'Sl'l,Sli2, tiled loveneher l1, 1910, und allowed November 2S, 1h10, the ohjeet ot my present in'iprovenient heine; the pro- `fieion of simplified rih eonnlruetion which will reduce the hull; ot the structure when fol d e d ln my appliention just referred to was shown :i rih constructed ot inner :ind outer eeetione. the inner section of' which een sisted of two i `rrnllel rods`r While the outer Heetion eonsisted oil hut n single rod. ln torni the rihs of inner and outer sections, the inner Sections ot which comprise n Single rod while the outer eef-,lione comprise pnrzillel rods. By this l :im ennhled lo en'xplov n very Simple and in- A,pensive :oinieetion between the ril) Seeione :ind nlm to provide means for Soeurinj; the Cover to said connection in suoli infr nner 'izo prevent it from being' (caughtivhen the rih sections :ire straightened and looked in longitudiiinl zilineinent.

ln the iieeonipanying; dnwingsi, which lluetz" te 'in'y invention, and form n, part ot this spwilieution, Figure 1 is :in elevation oi o stick and one rih sind stretcher in the open position. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the eamo parts in the closed position.'n Fig. i3 is n plan View of a portion of one of the rihs, loo-hing from the outside. and on an enlarged Seele, and Fig. L1 is a trofrmentary plain View of the connected ends of the rib sections, lookingl from the'inside, and on an enlarged Seule.

Beter-ring; now to these figures, my improved uinhrelln comprises o Stick in three sections, an inner or handle section 1, which euri-ipe the handle 1, an intermediate Seetion whieh teleseoijies into the lnunlle Seetion, und :in outer section 3 which telescopes into the intermediate section, the lutter enrr '-.'i.ig the Crown pieee il to which the inner ende eil' the inner rilo Sections S nre pivoted, ond also carrying a tip Section 3" adopted to telescope therein und controlled hy :i eoreh il. The stiel; seotions 1 und 2 terry entehes -land fi respectively, which operate to hold the Stichr seetions extended, it being neeeeranry to. depress these catches before the. stink seetions 2 und 3 can he teleseolied into section 1. 'lhe runner 3. to which the inner ende: ot the etretehers 7 :1re pivoled, euri-ies o pivoted hitch (3 adapted to engage openings Gb in the Stiel( Section 1 sind Q, to hold the unihrel :i in the raised und lowered imsitionn in use.

lilzieh o'l the inner rih Sections S eonuirisee o single rod, upon the outer end of which is Securely 'tnstenml n eonneeting nieniher 107 hy nienns ol iii-turned eipS 11 upon its undeii'-sid n lhie` connectingl nieniher 10 hovinp; ears 12 :it its inner end, which depend helow the plaine of the `inner ril) Section S and reeeive :i tmnsversepin13therelln'ougrh, the outer ends ot which pin extend through the inner ends of the spaced parallel rods 14V forming the 4outer ril) Section and extending` upon opposite Sides; of said ineinher 10. The outer ends ot the rods 14. are brought together and Secured by n tubular tip 15, which Causes Seid rods 14- to closely hug the sides of the connecting member Wheniin the open position.

The connecting ineinher 10, :is Shown par tieuhni-ly in Fig. f1, ic; L`provided with intermediate Side ears 16, extending from its lower edge, to receive the rods llt downwardly thereagoinst. The outer end ott this eonneeting niemliier 10 is, ns particularly shown in Fig'. 3, slit longitudinally, and has its portions :it the sides of Said slit bent 'to flare outnnrdly as at 17 beyond lthe sides of Said connecting` lnemher, at the upper ec ge thereof', in such fr degree that therods 14 may be sprung past the Sonie when open, eind may loe thus locked in longitudinal alinement with the inner rib section 8, hetWeen said flared side portions 17 and the lower side ears 1G.

The outer end of the stretcher 7 is pivotally mounted upon the pin 13, intermedi- 'ate the sides of the inner rib section 8. Also secured upon said pivotpin 13 is a small wire connection 187 to which, in use, the

coveris4 fasteneckby stitching, or otherwise,`

and by thus fastening the cover, it is prevented from being caught between the rods 14 and the connecting member 10, when said rods 14 are forced into their locked open position. Thus to fold the rib, the rods 14 of the outer section are swung upwardly, being forced past the flaredA portions 17 of connecting member 10` and moved back upon the inner section 8 until they straddle the same in the position shown in Fig. 2, this mannerot construction and -folding, enabling the use of a very small crown piece 3*", and the formation of a compact folded structure.

I claim:

1. In a folding umbrella, the combination of a stick, a runner mounted to slide upon said stick, stretchers having their inner ends pivoted to said runner, ribs having their inner ends rvpivoted to the outer portion of the stick and comprising inner and outer sections, the outer sections of which comprise parallel rods connected at their outer ends, and connecting membersrsecured upon the outer ends of the inner sections and to which the stretchers and the outer` section rods are pivoted, said members having portions bent to outstand from the sides thereof and adjacent to their vupper and lower edges between Which the 4outer section rods may be locked when in the open position.

2. In a folding umbrella, the combination of a stick, a runner mounted to slide upon said stick, stretchers having their inner ends pivoted to said runner, ribs having their inner ends pivoted to the outer portion ot' the stick and comprising inner and outer sections, the outer sections of which comprise parallel rods and tubular `tips connecting the outer ends of said rods, connecting members secured upon the outer ends of the inner sections, and to the inner ends of which said outer section rods and the outer ends of the stretchers are pivoted, said connecting members having intermediate side ears at their lower edges and havin their outer ends longitudinally slit and aving their portions, at the sides of said slit, ared outwardly beyond the sides, at the upper edge, of said connecting member so as to lock the outer section rods, between said flared portions and said ears, when in the open position.

3. In a folding umbrella, the combination ofa stick, a runner mounted to slide upon said stick, stretchers having their in neiends pivoted to said runner, ribs having their inner ends pivoted to the outer portion of the stick and comprising inner and outer sections, the outer sections of which comprise parallel rods and tubular tips connecting the outer ends of said rods, connecting members secured upon the outer ends of the inner sections, pivot pins carried by the inner, portions of said connecting members and upon which the outer ends of the stretcher-s and the inner ends of the section rods are pivotally mounted, means carried by the outer portion of said connecting mem-bers to lock said outer section rods in longitudinal alinement with the inner rib` GABRYEL MROCZKOVSKI.

` llitnesses:

MYRoN G. CLEAR, 4FRANK J. PizrLuYLsKI. 

